super storm

Chapter 481 Mr. Critical

October 22, at thirteen o'clock sharp.

Cristiano Ronaldo stands in the center circle at Old Trafford, awaiting kick-off.

This is the ninth round of the Premier League, a focus game that has attracted worldwide attention.

The Red Devils Manchester United sit at home against the Red Army Liverpool.

The Double Red Club has always been the most attractive classic event in the Premier League.

Liverpool is currently ranked sixth in the Premier League. Although there is not a big gap with Manchester United at the top of the list, public opinion agrees that this double red meeting will be a big test for Liverpool to win the championship.

Manchester United also attaches special importance to this game, not only because of the hatred that has lasted for a hundred years, but also because if Liverpool can be hit hard in this game, it is tantamount to eliminating an opponent on the way to the league championship for themselves.

Therefore, both Manchester United and Liverpool attach great importance to this game.

Cristiano Ronaldo himself is equally important because of him!
In this game, the Portuguese played right winger, while Yang Yang played left winger. Therefore, when Manchester United kicked off, Yang Yang's position was very close to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Before the game, the two shook hands politely and chatted with each other in the player tunnel.

But now, when Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Yang Yang again, his eyes were full of provocation and competition.

Yang Yang was also rude to him.

The eyes of the two were full of sparks, and the whole Old Trafford stadium was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

This is a war that has lasted for a hundred years!
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"The game is about to start!"

"The referee for this game is England's chief international referee, Graham Ball."

"Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard won the side guessing before the game. They chose the side that was more favorable in the first half, so Manchester United got the right to serve."

"The lineups of the two teams in this game are relatively neat. Manchester United's Gary Neville and Ferdinand both returned from injury before the game, and Liverpool basically played with their main players. Both sides attach great importance to this game."

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"Okay, the referee Ball blew the whistle to start the game."

"Manchester United took the lead and Liverpool took the initiative to press up and press."

"Back to back, the Reds looked aggressive at the start of the game."

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"Manchester United's pass was blocked, Liverpool counterattacked on the spot and passed to the left."

"Rise took the ball, followed up, and took a long shot..."

"Oh, I'm too impatient!"

"Rise's shot was still a bit far from the goal, and it was a bit too hasty."

"The most important thing Liverpool should do at this time is to calm down, after all, this is Old Trafford."

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"It's still an attack from Liverpool."

"Fennan crossed from the right."

"The ball went to the left, Yang Yang...beautifully stopped the ball...and passed it into the penalty area..."

"Crouch couldn't stop the ball, Ferdinand and Vidic double-teamed at the same time."

"United are still off to a solid start."

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"The ball was still at Liverpool's feet and another attack was planned."

"Fletcher successfully intercepted the ball, Manchester United launched a counterattack on the spot and passed it to Rooney."

"Rooney got the ball in the box, volleyed it, hit Daniel Agger, it went out of the baseline."

"Daniel Agger's blocking this time is still in place."

"Judging from his performance so far this season, this central defender from Denmark is likely to replace Hyypia and become the first choice for Liverpool's central defender, partnering with Carragher."

"Manchester United get a corner."

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Giggs stood in the corner on the right, laid out the football gently, and then slowly backed away.

Liverpool coach Benitez seemed very concerned on the sidelines, constantly appealing to the players on the field to pay attention.

Yang Yang was left in the frontcourt, ready to launch a counterattack at any time.

Among the materials provided by the Liverpool coaching staff before the game, set-piece defense was mentioned emphatically, because set-piece defense has always been the key to victory in the double red games in the past two seasons, and Manchester United's most threatening players are undoubtedly Ferdinand and Vidic. These two central defenders are quite threatening header attackers.

At this time, as the team's counterattack arrow in the frontcourt, Yang Yang really can't do much, he can only pay close attention to the situation.

When Giggs quickly took a corner kick, there was chaos in the penalty area.

Manchester United's players are trying to get rid of the Liverpool players' markings, while Liverpool's players are entangled in their own marking objects, especially the most threatening header masters such as Ferdinand and Vidic.

But amidst this chaos, a red figure suddenly appeared in the crowd, jumping high from the middle.

Giggs' corner cross came right in front of him and headed it in from close range.

The ball changed its trajectory in an instant and fell to the left of the goal.

The close distance came very suddenly, and the goalkeeper Reina was beyond his reach.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"The ball is in!"

"In the 5th minute, Manchester United took the lead in breaking Liverpool's goal!"

"Header from Cristiano Ronaldo!"

"fantastic!"

"The Portuguese grabbed the best spot in the penalty area full of tall people and scored with a header!"

"It was United's first threatening attack of the game, and it turned out to be two shots against Liverpool's goal."

"A set-piece, or a set-piece!"

"The main theme of the Shuanghong Club in the past two or three seasons is to set the ball to win. Whoever can seize the opportunity will win!"

"Let's revisit the goal again, the corner kick from Giggs confused many players, Liverpool's attention fell on tall players like Ferdinand and Vidic, but ignored Cristiano Ronaldo."

"It was definitely a very undeserved mistake, because Cristiano Ronaldo's jumping ability and header have always been quite good, but Liverpool obviously missed someone."

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After the goal, Cristiano Ronaldo turned and sprinted off the field, running all the way down the Old Trafford field, and finally put on his trademark goal celebration in the corner area, accepting the audience Congratulations to fans and teammates.

In the last two games, the Portuguese's performance has indeed improved significantly. He still shoots indiscriminately, but more and more media and fans will no longer criticize him, because they have begun to accept another view.

Indiscriminate shooting is because his running is very active and he ran more shooting opportunities.

More importantly, he is gradually becoming a key man for Manchester United.

Just like in today's game, his current header scored the goal!
As long as you can score goals, no one will care if you shoot indiscriminately.

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Yang Yang wiped his face depressedly.

It was only 5 minutes into the game, and he didn't even sweat. As a result, the goal was broken.

It was still broken by Cristiano Ronaldo, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

This conceded goal has nothing to do with him, because his task is to wait for an opportunity to counterattack in the frontcourt. No one will blame him for this conceded goal, but he still feels uncomfortable.

He feels that Liverpool's overall strength is indeed good, but the team has not yet developed into a whole.

The most important thing is that there are more new aids. For example, Yang Yang, Kevin Dirk, and Aurelio are all newcomers. Daniel Agger is the first time to play the main role. In addition, the schedule is indeed a bit unfavorable.

The Premier League's away games are difficult to play, but all the strong dialogues in the first round are all away games, and most of them are at noon.

This is indeed a big challenge and test for Liverpool.

Of course, looking for objective factors is not enough. The team's set-piece defense this time is indeed not ideal.

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Benitez was also very excited on the sidelines and was very dissatisfied with conceding a goal.

But soon, the Spaniard immediately made adjustments, especially for the team's defense.

Because he understands Ferguson, what the Red Devils and Manchester United are best at is chasing after the victory. As long as you give them a chance, they will catch you until you have no strength to fight back.

This is Old Trafford. Here, facing Manchester United like a wolf and a tiger, the only way is to take defense.

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After a wave of celebration, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the pitch to the cheers of the fans.

After the game restarted, Manchester United chose to take advantage of the victory and continue to attack Liverpool.

Cristiano Ronaldo was particularly excited.

After scoring a goal, he quickly took the ball on the left rib to face the three defenders of Liverpool. He still chose to do it alone. He just relied on his personal ability to dribble the ball and rushed for a kick shot. A low shot from 26 meters away from the goal.

Not long after that, Rooney pulled to the right, hit the gap behind Riise, and crossed into the penalty area. The Portuguese headed again in front of the goal, but this time it was confiscated by Reina and failed to create a threat.

Only 2 minutes later, the Portuguese made another breakthrough with the ball from the center. The shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked out of the baseline. Giggs took a corner kick from the right side, but Liverpool was prepared this time, and Daniel Agger made a header to clear the siege.

The ball was still at Manchester United's feet. After reorganization, Giggs made a cross from the right. Cristiano Ronaldo volleyed from 12 meters in front of the penalty area and slipped past the goal again.

The crazy Manchester United can be said to be almost omnipotent at home.

Even Liverpool had to choose to avoid the edge temporarily and retreat to their own half to defend tenaciously.

And Benitez has trained his defense for two years, and it has also played an effect at this critical moment. Apart from the problems of Riise at the left back, it is difficult for Manchester United to take advantage of Liverpool.

The midfielder defends tightly, while the frontcourt is actively looking for opportunities. On the one hand, it serves as the team's first line of defense, and at the same time it is putting pressure on Manchester United's midfielder.

Yang Yang's running was as frequent as ever, and he was not anxious about conceding goals at all, because in Liverpool's pre-match plan, the coaching staff had already made enough plans for conceding goals first, and even how to play after conceding two goals first.

With a plan, you have a bottom line in your heart.

Yang Yang knew very well that what he needed to do next was to wait patiently.

As long as Liverpool can hold on, Manchester United will show its flaws sooner or later.

(End of this chapter)